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The seat of the Archdiocese of San Fernando, a neo-classical church in Barangay Santo Rosario. It carried the name Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption before it became the metropolitan cathedral. The church stands in the San Fernando Heritage …
The seat of the bishop of Imus, whose diocese covers the whole province of Cavite. Inside is the crowned image of Our Lady of the Pillar, patroness of the diocese and of the province. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle crowned the …
The 18th-century earthquake baroque cathedral on Plaza Salcedo, with a bell tower standing apart from the church. It holds the cathedra of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia, and it is part of what UNESCO listed in 1999 as the Historic …
Banaue Ethnic Village and Pine Forest Resort is on a six hectare lot in a pine forest above downtown Banaue. It has large grassy areas, picnic shelters, swimming pools, and a large function hall. This would be an ideal place …
The seat of the Diocese of Cabanatuan, on Del Pilar Street in Barangay General Luna. It briefly served as the headquarters of the Philippine Revolutionary Government in May 1899, when the First Philippine Republic moved to Cabanatuan. General Antonio Luna …
The city government broke ground in 2021 on this park, a 1.8 hectare site in Barangay Lapidario near the provincial capitol, now known as Trece Martires People's Park. It took over part of the role once played by the city's …
A Roman Catholic church of 1710, known for the enormous buttresses that run along its sides and its back. Its formal name is Saint Augustine Parish Church, and it stands in the town of Paoay under the Diocese of Laoag. …
The oldest stone church in the country, finished in 1607 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with a trompe l'oeil ceiling. It stands inside Intramuros and is in the care of the Order of Saint Augustine. UNESCO listed it in …
An overlook onto the old Benguet mining valley, ringed by stalls selling strawberry taho and knitted jackets. The park stands on a promontory 4 kilometres from downtown, on the northeastern edge of the city, and looks across to the mining …
A fine old church built in Spanish times to replace the one in San Nicolas that was destroyed by a volcanic eruption. The front has a neoclassical facade with lots of columns; the back of the building has high windowless …
Heart-shaped cove popular with both national and international tourists, movie producers, and travel writers with its emerald water and breathtaking views.
A 13.7-metre memorial to Andres Bonifacio, who founded the Katipunan and led the revolt against Spain. It stands on the roundabout where EDSA, MacArthur Highway, Samson Road and Rizal Avenue Extension meet, and the whole area around it is called …
The seat of the Catholic Diocese of Alaminos since 1985, in Barangay Poblacion. It is dedicated to Saint Joseph the Patriarch. Fire destroyed two earlier churches on this site, the second one in 1834. Maestro Cenon, who also designed the …
The largest church in Quezon, laid out in the shape of a key, which is why people call it Susi ng Tayabas, the Key of Tayabas. Its aisle runs 103 metres, one of the longest naves in any Spanish colonial …
The seat of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao. The church with the belfry is the biggest Spanish colonial church in Cagayan Valley built by the Dominicans. It was constructed from 1761 to 1767 under the supervision of Fr. Antonio Lobato, OP. …
Andres Bonifacio went into hiding in Indang from the Magdalo faction of the Katipunan, but he was captured in 1897 at the barrio of Limbon following an encounter where his brother Ciriaco was killed and another brother, Procopio, was also …
A national park of 347 hectares with white sand beaches, limestone formations, caves and a subterranean river. There is also a lake on an islet inside it. The park sits on the Caramoan Peninsula, a hilly headland of deep gorges …
Rows you can pick yourself in season, with a row of stalls selling jam, wine and taho at the gate. It is a working farm first, planted for the strawberry crop, and open to visitors alongside the picking. La Trinidad, …
The city's cathedral, dedicated to the Santo Niño, the patron of Calapan. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts has marked it as a historical structure, and it is the seat of the Diocese of Calapan. Augustinian Recollects founded …
An island fort at the entrance of Manila Bay, 48 kilometres west of Manila. Coastal artillery batteries guarded the bay from here, and the island, fortified as Fort Mills, was the largest of four island forts that closed the entrance, …
A Spanish-era heritage house that was converted into a makeshift courtroom for the kangaroo trial of Andres Bonifacio and his brother by his comrades following a political rivalry with Cavite's own Emilio Aguinaldo in 1897. It now houses a museum …
White Island has a long powdery beach where buried turtle eggs are occasionally found. It has an almost mile-long beach with smooth and powdery white sand. The tranquil and peaceful island is an ideal place for swimming, scuba diving and …
A cathedral in the town centre, ringed by centuries-old defensive walls. It served as a refuge from pirate raids as much as a place of worship, and the National Museum declared it an Important Cultural Property in 2018. Work started …
A pilgrimage church built around the centuries-old brown image of Our Lady of Piat, whom people in the province call the Mother of Cagayan. Pope John Paul II raised it to the rank of minor basilica in 1997. The image …
The only Catholic basilica in Laguna and a national cultural treasure, Majayjay's church burned several times during the Spanish era, with the last being in 1711. Instead of razing the structure, its priest instead ordered the ruins to be encased …
The oldest parish church in Pampanga, it has a neoclassical façade and a stone brick structure. The church building and belfry that stands today dates back to 1638. It was declared a National Historical Site in 1952, and an Important …
The seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan, built in 2000. It formally replaced a Spanish-era building in neighboring Ilagan that reverted to being Ilagan's parish church in 2003. Formerly dedicated to Saint Ferdinand, its patron saint was changed …
A lakefront park on the shore of Laguna de Bay, with a boardwalk and a pier that run out over the water. The 0.7-hectare park has pavilions, a central fountain, a covered court, cycling and running tracks, food and drink …
An inactive stratovolcano of jagged peaks, rugged ridges and deep gorges in northwest Batangas, on the border with Cavite. It is a flank cone on the northwestern rim of Taal, and it began to form about 3.4 million years ago. …